Window



July 28, 1925.

E. F. BARTH WINDOW Filed Feb. 20, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IKVINM`following isa specification.

Patented July 255, 1925. v

UNITEDSTATES ERNEST i?. Baarn', or :einer/ver, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application inea February 2o, i925. "semina 10,632.

T0 f/.ZZ' whom :it may concern.' r

Be `it known that I, ERNEST F; BARTH.,

a citizenor" the United States, residing-af Ridgway, in the county ot'Ell: and State voit Pennsylvania, have invented new 'and yuse'ulImprovements in l/Vindowa'v of which the This. invention relates towindow structures, wherein the, upper and llower sashes are capable ofsliding movement, and also mounted to he swung inwardly upon pivots tofacilitate cleaning of the windows,y means being employed for holdingthe l sashes against such pivotal movement under normal conditions.

More speciically stated the 'nvention v eomprehends theprovision ofanupper and lower Vwindow sash, each of whichinclude's an auxiliaryrsection in which the pane 'of glass is arranged, the auxiliary sectionbeing mounted torpivotal movement.l so that it can be swung inwardlyrtor the purpose ot cleaning the pane, Ytogether'with means for'normally holding the auxiliary section fixed with relation to the sashproper.

' Another object of the invention resides in a construction .whichprovides a water proof Connection between theauiziliary section and thesash proper. i

The nature and advantages ot the invention will be better understoodwhen the tollowingdetailed Adescription. is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residingin the construction,combination and arrangen'ient ot partsv as claimed. Y

In the drawings forming part ot this application, like numeralsotreference indicate similar parts inthe several views, and wherein: i

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window constructed in accord-ancewith the presentv invention Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view therevYoi" the `glass panel can `be easily and'consa'shes are mounted* forvertical sliding movement, so'th'at the'v windows can be raised andlowered in the ordinarymanner.

ln accordance with the present invention7 the upper sash indicated at'lOhasits inner `edge ybevelled to correspond with the bev- -elledouteredge ot the auxiliary sashsection 11 which is pivoted as at 12between the opposed side members of the sash 10 as clearly shown AinFigure 1. The auxiliary section 11 supports the pane'of'glass 13, and-rsyot ,a size to. wholly. lie .withinthe vcontines of the sash 10, when.in its normal position Aas shown in. Figures land 2; The upper crossmember 14 of the. auxiliary sectionhas yasso-v ted in Figure 2, in ordertohold the y vseftion fixed with relation'to the ish y:is will bereadily understood. lVhen it is desiredvr to clean the `glass panel. 13ot the upper sash it is only necessary to separate the pins 15 trointhesash. 10.r thereby Jfreeing the aniliary section 11 so that it can `bewa-rdly to thel .position vshown in VVillien in this-position botlrsidesvenientlv cleaned and .the auxiliary section subsequently moved toitsnormal position. The lower sash isindicated at .16, and is also providedwith an auxiliary section indicated at 17., which section rsupports theglassY panel 18 in the usual manner. The auxiliary section 17 is pivotedorhingedas at19 to one side member of the sash 16. so that the auxiliarysection can be swung inwardly to the position shown inrFigure lwhen itis desired to clean the vpanel 18'.VV For theV purpose of holding theauxiliary` sectionl fixed with relation to the sash 16, vI preferablyemploy a pair of pins 2O which are adapted to be threaded throughopenings inthe sides of the auxiliary section, and passed throughopenings in the adjacent sides of'thesash 16 to cooperate with rods 21which are utilized for a pur-v pose to be presently described. fHowevereach rod is formed with aV groove to receive the pin 2l as shownin Figure 5, and the v `auxiliary section 17 cannot 'be moved withrelation .to the sash 16 until after the pins Vciated therewith yone ormore pins 15 which.

'are Vadapted to be `thieaded into openings `rin the adya'cent `rail ofthe sash lO'as clearly 20 havebeenseparated from the rods 21.

This is caused by the fact that the lower rail` Rrr I toward and awayfrom' the adjacent V'rail of the auxiliary section, and when the lowerrail of the sash is dropped to the position shown in Figure 4t, it iswholly separated from the auxiliary' section so that the latter is freeto be swung inwardly for the purpose stated. This lower rail or sash 16is supported by the rods 20 above referred to, and these rods slide inopenings in the sides of the sash as indicated by dotted lines in Figure4, each rod having a groove 24. Then the said rail of the sash is in anormal position, the grooves 24 are arranged to receive the pins 20 inthe manner above described, thus'allowing the lower rail of the sash incontacting engagement with the adjacent rail of the auxiliary section asillustrated in Figure 2. Carried by the lower rail of the sash is aflange 25 which bridges the joint or coupling between the adjacent railsof the sash 16 in the auxiliary section I7 when the parts are arrangedas shown in Figure 2, this flange 25 together with theV bevelledsurfaces 22 and 23 preventing rain water or the like from finding itsway between said parts. The invention is very simple in construction andcan be easily manipulated for the purpose intended.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveitunderstood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, I

vthe sash to swing inwardly therefrom, the adjacent lower rails of saidsash and auX- iliary section having bevelled surfaces normallycontacting, said lower rails of the sash being capable of movementtoward and away from the adjacent rail of said auxiliary section, landadapted to be spaced therefrom to allow the section to be swunginwardly, and means for normally holding the rail of the sash elevatedandthe said bevelled surfaces in contacting engagement.

2. A window sash including an auxiliary section pivoted on the sash andcapable of being swung inwardly therefrom, the lower rail of said sashand Vthe 'adjacent rail of said Vsection having bevelled surfacesnormally arranged in contacting engagement, said rail of the sash beingcapable of movement toward and away from the adjacent rail of theauxiliary section, rods rising from the rail of said sash and slidablyreceived by the adjacent side members thereof, means carried by theauxiliary section and cooperating with said Arods'to normally hold thelower rail of the sash elevated and said bevelled surfaces inrengagementwith each other., and a flange rising from said rail of the sash andbridging the joint between said rails for the Vpurpose specified.

In'testimony whereof I affix my signature. Y

ERNEST r. BARTH.

